Cleanup continues in a Massachusetts town after a storm sent a tornado spiraling through the town leaving one person injured and dozens displaced. The…
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Ready Or Not: As Storms Become Stronger, What’s In Store For Coastal Drinking Wells?
On a quiet street by Green Hill Pond in Charlestown about a mile away from the ocean, Andrew Baer walks onto his front lawn and asks for help sliding…
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Flash Flood Warning For Rhode Island As Thunderstorms Move In
The humidity might finally be breaking as thunderstorms roll through Tuesday. But the storms may do more than cool things off. “The main threat that we…
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Working Outside, Despite The Heat
Outdoor workers took the heat again Tuesday, as temperatures spiked into the 90s in some parts of Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
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Plum Island Residents Weigh ‘Green’ Or ‘Gray’ Infrastructure In Struggle Against Erosion
On the northern tip of an island surrounded by river, marsh and sea, a few dozen volunteers sink shovels into a mound of sand, digging 10,000 holes to…
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Tourism Officials Expect Strong Summer From July 4th And Beyond
Evan Smith, President of Discover Newport, said tourism in the Ocean State is booming this July 4th week, and he expects that trend to continue in the…
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Hot, Sticky Weather To Remain All Week
If you’ve stepped outside these past few days, you know just how hot it feels, and weather forecasters said the hot, sticky weather is going to linger…
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Local Environmentalists Praise US Senate Farm Bill
The U.S. Senate passed its version of the 2018 Farm Bill on Friday, and local environmentalists say it’s better than the version that recently came out…
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Environmentalists Sue Shell Over Port Of Providence Facility
An environmental advocacy group is suing Shell, the global oil and gas company, over a storage facility at the Port of Providence. They claim Shell is…
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Daytime Power Demand Dipped Below Night For A Moment — And New England Solar Advocates Are Cheering
Daytime Power Demand Dipped Below Night For A Moment — And New England Solar Advocates Are Cheering.
